The Gold Award 2007 program will be launched in March 2007 with a launch program in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart.
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The Gold Award 2006 nominations have now closed and assessments are completed; the plagues are being produced so that we can now concentrate on the gala presentation events.
Australian Capital Territory - Gold
..IP Australia
New South Wales-Gold
..Equity Transport Group Pty Ltd
..Hunter Area Pathology Service (HAPS)
Queensland-Gold
..Gold Coast City Council-Engineering Services Directorate
..KoBold Group
..Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
..Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services
..RACQ
South Australia-Gold
..Heta Incorporated
Victoria-Gold
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Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB)
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Orica Emergency Response Service
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Paradigm Software Pty Ltd
Hall of Fame - Queensland
..Hatzis Lawyers
..Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services. Back to Top
Presentation of awards took place as follows:
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Adelaide:September 21
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Sydney: September 26, Speaker, Colin Blair, General Manager, Building, Utilities and Business Standards, Standards Australia. Business Deal of Quality-Interest or Commitment? Bio.
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Melbourne: September 28, Speaker: Kevin Chambers Bio, Export Advisor to the Australian Made Campaign, Winning a competitive advantage through Australian Made Branding
National Awards - Presented at Qualcon 17th October, 2006, Sydney
Awardees:
| Micro Organisations - Private for Profit Sector-Gold: Orica Emergency Response Service - Victoria |
Nathan Pedretti, Kate Rowe and Tony Craven |
The Orica Emergency Response Service (ERS) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing telephone advice and assistance to callers in emergency situations involving the products and/or facilities of subscribing client companies. Emergencies handled include, human and animal poisonings; leaks and spills; transport incidents; site incidents; security incidents; technical advice (eg product quality, safety, reactivity) and crisis management. |
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Small Organisations - Private for Profit Sector-Gold: Paradigm Software Pty Ltd - Victoria |
| Small Organisations - Not for Profit Sector-Gold: Heta Incorporated - South Australia |  |
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Medium Organisations - Private for Profit Sector-Gold: Equity Transport Group Pty Ltd - New South Wales |
Medium Organisations - Private for Profit Sector-Silver: KoBold Group - Queensland
| Large Organisations - Private for Profit Sector-Gold: Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd-Queensland |  |
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Large Organisations - Public Sector-Gold: Hunter Area Pathology Service - New South Wales |
Large Organisations - Public Sector-Silver: IP Australia: Australian Capital Territory
Large Organisations - Public Sector-Highly Commended: Gold Coast City Council-Engineering Services Directorate - Queensland
| Large Organisations - Not for Profit Sector-Gold: Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) - Queensland |  |
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Very Large Organisations - Public Sector-Gold: Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB) - Victoria |
| Mega Organisations - Public Sector-Gold: Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services (QHPSS)-Queensland |  |
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2006 National Gold Award Hall of Fame Inductee: Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services (QHPSS)-Queensland |
Colin Blair
Colin Blair has worked for Standards Australia since May 1987. Currently he is General Manager, Building Utilities & Business Standards, and is responsible for the management of the development of all standards in this area. He represents Standards Australia in high level liaison with industry, government and other standards bodies and participates in international standardization activities and management.
Before joining Standards Australia Colin was a principal of a consulting engineering firm specializing in civil and public health engineering design.
Colin has a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), a Master of Engineering Science (Public Health Engineering) and a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of NSW , and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Rochester, New York State. Back to Top
Dr David Finch:
David graduated from the University of Queensland in 1977 with an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering, a PhD from the same university in 1992, and a Professional Certificate in Arbitration from Adelaide University in 2003.
David is responsible for Project Delivery, Quality and Risk Management for the Australia , New Zealand , Asia and Middle East region of international consultant Maunsell. He is a past Queensland President of the Institution of Engineers, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland , and a Fellow of both the Institution of Engineers and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Back to Top
Kevin Chambers
Kevin Chambers is the Export Advisor to the Australian Made Campaign and will give an overview of the program and its intentions and progress to date. Until June 2003, Kevin’s family owned and operated Kevron Plastics Pty. Ltd. (www.kevrontags.com). Kevin’s father had started the business in 1952 and over the 51 years that the Chambers family managed Kevron, the business grew from a small domestic focused plastics manufacturer, to a world competitive player in their field of Plastic Identification Products.
The most “famous” of these was and still is the “Kevron Keytag”. In the last year of Chambers ownership, Kevron exported 35 tonnes of them to over 25 countries!! One of their major domestic successes was the RACV membership tag. It was purpose designed for this client and Kevron held the contract from 1987 until 2004, when a decision was made to change to membership cards.
Kevin is now semi retired and has spent the last three years as an Export Marketing Advisor to the Australian Made Campaign. This role involves working to increase the export sales of their licensee base. In addition, in February 2005, he completed a two year appointment by the Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane, to the Chemicals and Plastics Leadership Group (www.cplg.org.au). Mr. Charles Jamieson, (former Managing Director, Austrade), rates Kevin in “the top ten small business exporters I ever met” in his thirty four years with the organization.Back to Top
Abstract:
Kevin Chambers:
Winning a competitive advantage through Australian Made Branding - Would 96% recognition add value to your brand?
Learn how the Australian Made logo, the product symbol of Australia, can help your sales – both here and overseas. The Australian Made Campaign is undertaking a joint project with the Federal Government to promote the logo as an export brand, with pilot programs in Los Angeles and Bangkok. This has exciting implications and competitive advantages for both domestic and export sales. Back to Top
Menus:
Entree:
Duck consommé with lemon grass, ginger and Asian mushrooms
Main:
Crusted lamb rack with sautéed spinach and grilled capsicums, parsnip and potato slice and roasting jus
Dessert:
Big Easy white chocolate bread pudding with rum and pecans
Beverages:
Beer, Wine, Curve included for Sponsors and Nominated Organisations tables; Cash Bar for AOQ Member tables.Back to Top
Entree:
Nhill duckling fillets with fig, parmesan, mustard cress & orange balsamic reduction
Main Course:
Victorian prime beef tenderloin with macadamia nut cookie, sauce perigueux, broccolini, baby carrot & potato gratin
Dessert:
Soft-centred chocolate pudding with a honey biscuit
Beverages:
Beer, Wine, Curve included for Sponsors and Nominated Organisations tables; Cash Bar for AOQ Member tables.Back to Top
Starter:
Confit of duck salad with a mango and orange salad and macadamia vinaigrette
Main:
Roast rib fillet with root vegetables, field mushrooms, potatoes and a beef jus
Dessert:
Baked chocolate mousse with a coffee mascarpone cream
Served with tea, coffee & cookies.
Beverages:
Beer, Wine, Curve included for Sponsors and Nominated Organisations tables; Cash Bar for AOQ Member tables.Back to Top
Adelaide
Special rate applies - contact Craig Ottaway.Back to Top
A gala dinner and presentation of awards will be held at the local Hilton Hotel from 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm
Cost includes 3 course meal and beverages (Beer, Wine and Soft) and GST
$ 125.00 for members
$ 135.00 for public
$ 1150.00 table of 10
Special AOQ sponsored tables at $89.00 per person includes 3 Course dinner and Cash Bar for beverages.
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See you there to barrack for your favourite company.
The Gold Awards National Sponsor is JAS-ANZ
The State Sponsors are:
BVQI: Victoria
BenchMark Certification:New South Wales
Mercer Management: Western Australia
Sci-Qual International: Queensland
BVQI is the AOQ-QLD Sponsor. Back to Top
AOQ's National Gold Award for Quality 2006
Gold Award Brochure
National Sponsor
Platinum (State Sponsorship) Sponsor
Sci-Qual - Queensland; BVQI Victoria; Benchmark Certification: New South Wales; Mercer Management: Western Australia
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The Hon Mike Ahern, Patron of AOQ-QLD launched the Gold Award for Quality 2005 on 4th April, 2005. Mr Ahern noted that this is a National Award in keeping with AOQ's national presence. He thanked the sponsors for their involvement especially JAS-ANZ the Inaugural National Sponsor who have contributed again this year as have Sci-Qual International, BVQI, Quality Australia and World Conference Systems. We welcome Benchmark and Mercer Management, our new sponsors in 2005. The Hon Mike Ahern also noted that the National Gold Awardees in each category would be eligible to nominate for the Asia Pacific Quality Awards. Nominations for The Gold Award for Quality 2005 close 30th July, 2005. For the brochure and application form click here.
The AOQ established "The Gold Award for Quality" to recognise and encourage organisations in the pursuit of excellence and sound Company-Wide Management.
The award has been in existence since 1996 as a State based award, but in 2004 the award went National and the Inaugural National Gold Awards for Quality were presented at Qualcon 2004 in Adelaide.
In 2006 the current sponsors are JAS-ANZ (National Sponsor), Sci-Qual International, Benchmark International, BVQI, Mercer Management, QA-The Business Improvement Journal and World Conference Systems.
The Gold Awards are annual awards offered at Regional and Statewide levels to organisations which excel in Quality Management. The Award Criteria focuses on the eight critical Quality Management elements. These elements are aligned with the Quality Management Principles outlined in ISO 9004:2000 and are:
1. Customer focus
2. Leadership
3. Involvement of People
4. Process approach
5. System approach to management
6. Continual improvement
7. Factual approach to decision making
8. Mutually beneficial supplier relations
More information and Entry Form is available at Gold Award Quality Application 2006 (this file is 600 Kb) or by contacting goldaward"-at-"aoq.org.au.
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For more than a decade, annual Quality Awards Presentations have been made by AOQ (Queensland) Inc. Until 2000, the Gold Awards were a Queensland-wide award.
In 2000, the first regional award in Queensland was hosted by the Gold Coast, and Victoria presented both metropolitan and regional awards. The Gold Coast City Council and the Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards Association partnered the AOQ (Queensland) Inc, in hosting the 2000 Gold Coast Regional Gold Awards.
An effective Third Party Accredited Quality Assurance System is a necessary requirement of applicants. The Gold Award for Quality focuses on:
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The awareness of Quality Management and Continual Business Improvement Process as underlying principles for achieving competitiveness and organisational success; and
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- Customer Focus
- Leadership
- Involvement with People
- Process Approach
- System Approach to Management
- Innovation and Continual Improvement
- Factual Approach to Decision making
- Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships
Awards may be made to both Private and Public organisations in the service and manufacturing sectors, Not-for-Profit Organisations as well as Exporting Organisations.
The categories for 2005 are:
- Micro Organisations (up to 5 employees)
- Small Organisations (6-20 employees)
- Medium Organisations (21-150 employees)
- Large Organisations (151 plus)
in one of the following groups
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Not-for-Profit
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Exporting
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One Gold Award may be made in each of the above categories at both the State and National levels.
Runners-up in each category may receive a Silver Award at both the State and National levels.
For more information, please contact aoq"-at-"aoq.org.au
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For information of previous Awards and Awardees go to
Gold Award 2005
Gold Award 2004
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